8-10 years of software development experience with increasing responsibility
3+ years of managing teams of 10+ engineers
Experience in building high-volume, high-performance consumer websites for 3+ years
Prior experience in a senior engineering or architect role
Expertise in web technologies such as Javascript, PHP, or AWS
Responsibilities
Deliver all commerce-related features on schedule
Guide technical direction for the e-commerce stack
Collaborate with executive management and product teams on project backlog
Improve e-commerce development processes for better delivery
Foster a culture of accountability and measurement in engineering
Attract, mentor, and retain top engineering talent
Benefits
Flexible work environment
Professional development opportunities
Health and wellness programs
Collaborative team culture
Innovative work on consumer-facing technologies
Full Job Description
As Head of Engineering, E-Commerce, you will have very broad ownership that encompasses almost all consumer-facing commerce pieces of our platform. Your teams will work on applications that generate more traffic on the site with strong SEO practices, collect payment via secure payment platforms and everything in between. This position will be responsible for project execution across multiple teams, along with process improvement within the entire engineering organization.
Responsibilities:
Be responsible for project delivery of all commerce related features
Guide the technical direction for the entire commerce stack and work with the engineering leadership to influence major technical decisions that affect the entire company
Work closely with the executive management team and product management to implement and constantly groom a complex backlog of projects focusing primarily the customer purchase journey.
Help to improve the development process of the e-commerce teams to optimize for delivery and predictability
Create an engineering culture of ownership, accountability, testing, and measurement.
Be a talent builder to attract, mentor, and retain best in class engineers.
You Are:
Obsessive about customer experience - everything from beautiful web experiences to latency and back-end scalability
Well versed on web technologies and industry best practices
Able to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner
Collaborative and candid with non-engineering stakeholders including Product Managers and UX
Qualifications:
8 to 10 years of experience building software in roles of increasing responsibility and technical capability
3+ years of experience managing a team of engineers of 10 or more
3+ years of experience building a high-volume, high-performance consumer website
Prior experience in a senior engineer or architect role
Expertise in at least one of the following areas: Javascript/CSS/HTML, PHP, Service Oriented Architecture, back-end web service design, .NET, AWS
